A house in a day (almost) as home hoisted onto Stittsville lot

Most people’s journey to a new home begins with the handover of a set of keys.

Hubert Girouard and Louise Aubin’s move began Thursday with a massive crane hoisting two approximately 5-by-15 metre “modules” onto a Stittsville foundation.

“It went really well,” Girouard, 65, said Thursday. “The second module is in position. We have a house!”

Over the coming weeks, the three-bedroom, two-bath home constructed by Guildcrest Homes will be “stitched” together, get a roof and hooked up to services.

Home owner Hubert Girouard outside his Stittsville construction project as two modules built by Guildcrest Homes were lifted by a 90 ton crane and set down on a basement foundation in under 3 hours.Wayne Cuddington /
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The couple chose a factory-built home because it was built in a controlled environment free of rain, snow and fluctuations in temperature and humidity — it also minimizes disruptions to neighbours. Of the cost, Girouard said only that it’s “very competitive” with a conventionally constructed home.

They’re now looking forward to moving from Orléans to their “dream home,” on a big lot in an established neighbourhood with mature trees.

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